HK police separate residents, protesters

GROUPS of young men in face masks have been forced away from protesters by Hong Kong police as scuffles broke out in some parts of the city.

AAPOctober 3, 201410:06pm

PUSHING and yelling, hundreds of Hong Kong residents have tried to force pro-democracy activists from the streets they are occupying as tensions rose in the weeklong protests that have shut down parts of the city.

THE protesters said that if authorities do not act to protect the unarmed, peaceful demonstrators, they would retract an agreement to hold talks with the city government as proposed by Hong Kong's leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.